†family Ferrifronsidae Arratia and Chorn 1998 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Teleostei - Ferrifronsidae

Full reference: G. Arratia and J. Chorn. 1998. A New Primitive Acanthomorph Fish from the Greenhorn Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Nebraska. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):301-314

Parent taxon: Protacanthopterygii according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Arratia and Chorn 1998

Sister taxa: Argentiniformes, Bernardichthyidae, Esociformes, Galaxiiformes, Orthogonikleithridae, Salmoniformes

Subtaxa: Acanthichthys Ferrifrons

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Type: Ferrifrons

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Schram Quarry ( of Nebraska)

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